5 Responses to “When is it acceptable to make money off sweetgrass?”

I don’t see anything wrong with it,most people don’t know where to pick it,I don’t.. but am greatful someone take their time (money/gas) to go do it…These people got mouths to feed,bills to pay.. so I say ‘ Yes’ & hats off to you’s! Hiye-Hiye

Times have changed, people need money that go out and pick and if you are a person that smudges and require these medicines that person will pay for them. However, I would be upset if these medicines were sold at stores like “Dollarama or Dollar Stores” … would not be appropriate.

It’s sad to see this if anyone needs these give tobacco to an elder or anyone who is shown how to pick these instead of buying I believe there is no meaning to it… u don’t sell stuff given freely by our creator….

This is just my opinion, and I don’t mean to offend anyone. It’s my teaching that the medicines are responding to the human’s needs, similar to when one asks for help from someone in person. So, if that person hasn’t humbly asked for that medicine to help him/her, it’s less likely that the medicine knows how to respond. When medicines are harvested, those who harvest ask for the medicine’s help. It is best when the ask can be specific. Then when the medicine exchanges hands, there should be a respect of protocol to that medicine. Otherwise it’s like assuming a helper just knows who to help and what to do without being given any information. In today’s hectic world, we don’t always have the chance to follow that protocol… so the medicines (and people?) are doing their best to help each other through these difficult times.